1946 NL
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The 1946 season of the National League was the seventy-first season of the league.
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[edit] Season summary
[edit] Standings
- Bold indicates league champion, Italics indicates World Series champion
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB | RS (RS/G) | RA (RA/G) | AVG | OBP | SLG | ERA | FPCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis Cardinals | 156 | 98 | 58 | 0 | .628 | -.- | 712 (4.56) | 545 (3.49) | 0.265 | 0.331 | 0.381 | 3.01 | 0.980 |
| 2 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 157 | 96 | 60 | 1 | .611 | 2.0 | 701 (4.46) | 570 (3.63) | 0.260 | 0.346 | 0.361 | 3.05 | 0.972 |
| 3 | Chicago Cubs | 155 | 82 | 71 | 2 | .529 | 14.5 | 626 (4.04) | 581 (3.75) | 0.254 | 0.328 | 0.346 | 3.24 | 0.976 |
| 4 | Boston Braves | 154 | 81 | 72 | 1 | .526 | 15.5 | 630 (4.09) | 592 (3.84) | 0.264 | 0.335 | 0.353 | 3.35 | 0.972 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Phillies | 155 | 69 | 85 | 1 | .445 | 28.0 | 560 (3.61) | 705 (4.55) | 0.258 | 0.313 | 0.359 | 3.99 | 0.975 |
| 6 | Cincinnati Reds | 156 | 67 | 87 | 2 | .429 | 30.0 | 523 (3.35) | 570 (3.65) | 0.239 | 0.303 | 0.327 | 3.08 | 0.976 |
| 7 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 155 | 63 | 91 | 1 | .406 | 34.0 | 552 (3.56) | 668 (4.31) | 0.250 | 0.327 | 0.344 | 3.72 | 0.970 |
| 8 | New York Giants | 154 | 61 | 93 | 0 | .396 | 36.0 | 612 (3.97) | 685 (4.45) | 0.255 | 0.325 | 0.374 | 3.92 | 0.973 |
[edit] League leaders
- Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record
[edit] Batting
[edit] Pitching
[edit] All-Star Game
The National League lost the thirteenth midsummer classic at Fenway Park in Boston, MA on Tuesday, July 9, 1946 by a score of 12 to 0. The league's manager was Charlie Grimm.
[edit] Postseason
In the World Series, the National League champion St. Louis Cardinals defeated the American League's Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3.
[edit] Award winners
The winner of the league's Most Valuable Player Award, given its Most Valuable Player, was Stan Musial, a first baseman with the St. Louis Cardinals. In the award's voting, he had 319 out of a possible 336 points and 22 first place votes.
[edit] Hall of Fame Game
The fifth annual Hall of Fame Game was played on June 13 at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, NY near the National Baseball Hall of Fame. In the game, the National League's New York Giants defeated the Detroit Tigers of the American League by a score of 9 to 5.
[edit] Notable events
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